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Total fire hazard in rear of 1336 Versailles Ave Duplex. Huge dead tree, chest high weeds, wood stacked everywhere, petroleum leaking out of junk cars, parts, collapsing barn filled with trash. Landlord Sieg living just two blocks away continues to haul trash over and toss in the area. Let's get this cleaned up before the neighborhood goes up in a fire.
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A. Code Enforcement
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A. Fire Hazards behind 1336 Versailles Ave
A. Fire Hazards behind 1336 Versailles Ave
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K T (Registered User)
RoundUp has just been found to be much more dangerous than previously thought. http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/28/health/california-glyphosate-cancer-chemical-listing/index.html
One needn't drink it to be harmed. It has always been known that RoundUp should not be used carelessly. The whole point of this SeeClickFix report is that the landlord is acting carelessly, endangering his tenants and their neighbors. Jim has a valid concern here. It is unlikely that a generally careless landlord will follow the proper safety instructions regarding Roundup, and the failure to do so is a danger to his tenants, even without the new info that Roundup is much more dangerous than previously thought.
Martha Stewart (Registered User)
K T (Registered User)
Jim: Leaking oil is a clean water violation. It runs into the bay. It is also a criminal offense to dump oil on the ground. Public works has a clean water worker who will take care of this immediately. His name is Marc Bautista. You should contact him. Here is his info:
Marc Bautista
Clean Water Program Specialist II
City of Alameda Public Works
510-747-7951 (Direct) 510-747-7900 (Main Office)
mbautista@alamedaca.gov
K T (Registered User)
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Thank you both for your suggestions and I will follow-up on them. I had not heard about the Clean Water Program and will see if the oil and gas seepage and pollution will be addressed by them.
About a year and half ago, a case was opened with code enforcement which actually started with another neighbor calling the police on the property. He was cited and then nothing. Rather than repeat all that was done, see the following "See Click Fix" item that was archived (but not resolved) https://seeclickfix.com/issues/2454405 .
Thank you again.
K T (Registered User)
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K T (Registered User)
Jim-If you know that the owner's residence on Pearl St. is also hoarded, perhaps you should also report that on SeeClickFix. If he is bringing junk from that property to this, you have to have both cleaned up for the Versailles property to stay cleaned up.
You can make a public records request (to the City Manager) on SeeClickFix for all the notices of code violation and all follow up letters, emails, notes of telephone conversations with the owner, all records relating to complaints to any Alameda Dept about the address, and all records relating to Alameda's response to those complaints, and the reasons for their decision not to enforce Alameda's municipal codes to protect the health and safety of the residents of and neighbors to this property.
This is basically a record of the city completely failing, so requesting it may get the city moving. It may also just get them mad, and cause them to withhold the records.
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Fire Prevention (Registered User)
Reinspected the property yesterday and there has been progress with clearing of the yard. I am working with the son of the property owner who seems to want the yard to be compliant with the code.
Inoperable vehicles are a police department issue, so you might get better results in reporting that to them than I.
This city needs a property maintenance code.
Ken Jeffery
Alameda Fire Department
337-2126
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Fire Prevention (Registered User)
Jim,
Sieg is deceased. Will conduct another inspection and call his son. Cars should be referred to Alameda Police Dept. at 337-8340 since they have a code to remove inoperable vehicles from private property.
Give me a call.
Ken Jeffery, Alameda Fire Department
337-2126
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I'll drop by the property and make contact with the son of the owner. Has anyone contacted the police about the inoperable vehicles?
Ken Jeffery
Sr. Fire Code Compliance Officer
510 337-2126
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TheyreCensoringOurCommentsOnThisSite (Registered User)
Why am I not surprised that our worthless and corrupt city government still hasn't addressed this issue literally 2 years... TWO YEARS after this was reported on seeclickfix. If anyone still has any doubts that our city government is an absolute uninterrupted swamp of pure corruption and evil, here you have it. And this is by far not an isolated incident by ANY measure. This is such a common issue and is so widespread that I could write an entire novel about it. I can't even keep track of how many dozens... no HUNDREDS of issues I've seen reported on this site and gone ignored for years... YEARS.
DRAIN THE SWAMP NOW
It's time people. Enough is enough!
TheyreCensoringOurCommentsOnThisSite (Registered User)
the saddest part is that this just one of myriad blighted properties in alameda. if i had a penny for every property like this Ive seen around this island, i'd put Warren Buffett to shame.
It was already evident enough to me that code enforcement is pretty much nonexistent in Alameda after repeatedly observing the same blighted properties remain blighted for years, with absolutely no signs of improvement and in fact getting even worse.
this whole island is screwed because of our worthless government. enough is enough. drain the swamp!
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